Although McLaren hold down fourth in the championship, Kevin Magnussen believes it is Renault who are the strongest midfield team with Haas also up there.
Losing a double points-haul in Melbourne due to a pit stop issues, Haas are down in seventh place in the standings with 11 points.
That put them significantly behind McLaren, who, using Renault power this season, have already bagged 28 points while Renault have 25.
Magnussen, though, reckons it is actually Renault who have the better package in the midfield but it is one that he believes Haas can match, and even beat.
Looking ahead to this weekend’s Azerbaijan GP, he said: “Our car balance should be fine in Baku.